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Jim Howell
Jim Howell is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Birch Infrastructure, PBLLC, a company he co-founded in 2018. Birch Infrastructure focuses on developing renewable energy and cloud infrastructure projects. Under his leadership, the company has developed projects including 800 MWs of signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and a portfolio of hyperscale data center campuses.13
Before founding Birch Infrastructure, Jim Howell was the Chief Development Officer at sPower, where he played a key role in the company's growth and strategic development, leading to its sale for $1.6 billion plus debt.1 He also co-founded Silverado Power, a pioneer in utility-scale solar development, which later merged with sPower.1
Jim Howell has a strong background in the renewable energy sector, with over 15 years of experience as a C-suite executive. He has been instrumental in standardizing best practices that have significantly reduced PPA prices while maintaining high project yields.1 His career began in finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch before transitioning to renewable energy with roles at Recurrent Energy and other companies.3
In addition to his role at Birch Infrastructure, Jim Howell joined Copia Power in August 2022 as President and Head of Strategy, further contributing to the development of large-scale renewable infrastructure projects.24 He holds a degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.3